Eyeleting-machine.



No. 628,309. Patented July. 4, I899. P. R. GLASS. EYE'LETING MACHINE.

(Application filed Mar. 31, 1897. (No Model.) a Sheets-Sheet l.

No. 628,309. Patented July 4, I899.

P. R. GLASS.

EYELE'TING MACHINE.

(Application filed Mar. 31, 1597.)

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' To all whom it may concern:

UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PEELEY E. GLASS, on BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AS'STGNOR, BY M SNEASSIGNMENTS, T CHARLES WHITTEMORE, on NEWTON, MASSA:

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'EYELETING-MACHINE.

sl nornrcAgilo forming part of Letters Patent No.' 28,309, dated July 4,1899.

Application filed March 31, 1897. Serial No. 630,115. (No model.)

Be it known that I PERLEY R. GLASS, of Boston, county of Suffolk, andState of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inEyeleting-Machines, of which the following description, in connectionwith the accompanyin g drawings,- is a specification, like letters onthe drawings representing like parts.

The present invention relates to a settingmachine forsettingeyelets,rivets, and the like, and is shown as embodied in a machine having thesame generic features of construction and arrangement as thoseshowninprior applications filed by me on'May 20, 1896, Serial No. 592,364,and October 2, 1896, Serial No. 607,653, and the application filedjointly by meand Walter L. \Vhittemore on December 18, 1896, Serial No.616,220. The invention is mainly embodied in an automatic gage for thestock, the functions of.

which will be hereinafter, described, and in means whereby one ormoreholesnot intended for the reception of eyelets or the like may bepunched by devices which are normally inoperative, but adapted tocooperate, at the desire of the attendant or at apredetermined period,with the mechanism which performs the setting'operat-ion s, so th'at'thestock to'be operated -uponsuch as a shoe-upper, for exa|nplemay have oneor more eyelets or the like set therein and one or more holes merelypunched Without increasing the, number of movements made by the maininstrumentali-.

Furthermore, the'eyeties of the machine. let feed-chute, which isadapted to present theeyelets one by one to the eyelet-settin g devices,is herein shown as duplicated, or made in multiple, so to speak, therebeing two or more separate eyelet-chutes mounted on said frame, eachhaving a separate hopper adapted to contain eyelets, one hopper,'forexam-' ple, containing eyelets having tops of one color and anotherhopper containing eyelets having tops of another color, so that when thesame machine is, to be used ondifferent classes of one raceway will beout of the path of the eyelet-setting devices in the operation of themachine and the end of another raceway in said path, means beingprovided in accordance with the invention for thus shifting the positionof the raceway by a simple actuating device.

In eyeleting and preparing shoe-uppers ity is customary to spread theeyelets or set certain of them farther than others from the edge of theupper, it being customa'ry to set m 0st of said eyelets at substantiallythe same distance from the said edge, While the last two the point wherethe upper is connected tothe vampare usually setat a somewhat greaterdistance from the edge, the distance increasing toward the point ofconnection with the vamp, so that the lower eyelets are practi- Callyset along a curved line. It is obviously necessary, therefore, ineyeleting shoe-uppers to properly gage the stock so that the punch andeyelet-setting devices may bear the proper relation to the edge'ofthestock to set the .eyelets as above described, and the presentinvention is partly embodied in an improved gage forthe stock, theposition of which gage is automatically shifted during the-operation ofthe'machine at the proper time in theoperation thereof. In eyeletinguppers, however, it is obvious that the two uppe'rs'of each pair must berespectively run through the machine 'or three eyelets in the line asit'approaches inopposite directions. In'other words, inasmuch as thetops of the eyelets must always be at the outside of the stock it isobviously necessary that one upper of each pair should be presented tothe machine lower-end first and the other upper of the same pairpresented to the machine upper end first, while the spread of theeyelets always occurs at the same end of'the uppers-that is to say, thelower end thereof or end adjacent to the shoe-vamp. It

is essential, therefore, that the gage which vdetermines the spread ofthe eyelets should operate to change the position of the stock, in oneinstance at the begi'nningof the operation of the machine and in theotherinstance at the end thereof, and that it should work in oppositedirections, since it is obvious that if the lower end of the upperisfirst presented to the machine the gage should be first in a position toset the eyelet farthest from the edge at the initial operation thereofand then nearer to the edge at each succeeding ope'ra-' tions.

tion until the normal position is reached,

While if the top of the upper is first presented to the machine it isobviously essential that the gage should remain stationary until thelast of the main series of eyelets is inserted and then moved step bystep to change the relation of the stock to the devices operatingthereon and produce the spread of the remaining eyelets. In accordancewith the present invention the said gage is arranged to remainstationary during the first part of the operation of the machine upon anupper which is started from the top, and after a certain number ofeyelets have been inserted and it is desired to spread the remainder orvary the position thereof with relation to the edge of the stock thegage is thrown into operation by means of a device under the control ofthe attendant and is then moved one step at each operation of the punchand eyelet-setting devices, so as to change the position of the stockafter each of such opera- In other words, after the lever is operatedthe gage recedes step by step from the punch and eyelet-sets, so thatthey operate fartherand farther from the edge of the stock, whereby eachsucceeding eyelet is set somewhat farther from the margin than thepreceding eyelet. After the last eyeletis inserted the machine isstopped and the other upper of the pair is placed in position to beoperated upon, the gage then being in its most remote position withrelation to the punch and eyelet-setting devices, so that the firsteyelet inserted is at the maximum distance from the edge to correspondwith the position of the last eyelet inserted in the previous operationof the machine. The gage then automatically approaches the position ofthe punch and eyelet-setting devices until three or more eyelets havebeen inserted, after which it remains stationary during the remainder ofthe operation and during the first part of the succeeding operation onthe next upper-until again broughtinto operation by the attendant.

In conjunction with the devices above described the machine embodyingthe present invention is provided with means whereby two or more holesin which eyelets are not intended to be inserted may be punched at asingle movement of the machine, this being accomplished by providing themachine with a supplemental punch or gang of punches which are normallyinoperative, but adapted to cooperate with the main punch at the will ofthe attendant, so that when, for example, a number of eyelets have beeninserted by the normal operation of the machine the attendant can causethe supplemental punch to operate in conjunction with the main punch tomake a hole or series of holes in the stock at the same time that themain punch makes its hole, the machine usually being stopped after theeyelet-settin g devices have operated to insert an eyelet in the 1101cpunched by the main punch, the holes formed by the supplemental punch organg of punches being left Without eyelets, it being practicable,moreover, and in some cases desirable to also leave the last hole madeby the main punch uneyeleted, as will be described. This feature of theinvention is of importance not only on account of the saving of time inthe operation of preparing a single upper, but also because of the factthat it is frequently desirable to make holes for the lacing-studs whichare to be subsequently inserted, which holes differ in size from thoseused for the insertion of the eyelets, While it is also desirable insome cases to space the lacing-studs differently from the spacing of theeyelets, this being obviously easily accomplished by having thesupplemental punch or punches of the desired size and arranged anydesired distance apart. It is obvious that in some cases a singlesupplemental punch might be desirable and useful-as, for example, if itbecame desirable or necessary to make a row of holes alternatelyeyeleted and non-eyeleted; but the main ad vantage is that a pluralityof holes may be punched at one operation, and the machine is hereinshown as provided with'a gang of supplemental punches, which-will bemainly hereinafter referred to, for convenience, as the gang-punch.

Figure l is a side elevation of a machine embodying the presentinvention; Fig. 2, a sectional detail on line .11 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, atop plan View of the main portions of the machine, the eyelet-chutebeing broken away to better illustrate the features of the presentinvention; Fig. 4, a detail showing the automatic gage which forms afeature of the invention, a shoe-upper which is to be operated uponbeing shown in connection therewith and the said gage being in itsinitial position, ready to guide the stock for spreading the eyelets atthe lower end of the upper. Fig.

5 is a similar view showing the gage in theposition which it reacheswhen the machine is' stopped after the first upper is completelyeyeleted-and the corresponding upper isinserted ready to be operatedupon; Fig. 6, a top plan view of the multiple eyelet-chute, which formsafeature of the invention; Fig. 7, a section on line as of Fig. 6,showing the means for shifting the eyelet-chute; Fig. 8, a sideelevation of the machine looked at from the side opposite that shown inFig 1; Fig. 9, a front elevation of a portion of the machine, showingthe main and supplemental punchespand Fig. 10 a detail to be hereinafterreferred to.

The main operating parts of the machine are shown as mounted in a frameA and comprise the main punch a, operated by the punch-lever a pivotedat a upon the side of the said frame, and the eyelet-setting devices,one of which is mounted in an overhanging arm A of the frame and theother upon a reciprocating rod 0 operated by the lever 0 the said punchand eyelet-setting devices being operated by the main shaft having theabove referred to.

eccentric disk B thereon, substantially as shown and described in theprior applications In conjunction with said punch and eyelet-settin gdevices the machine is provided with the stock-feeding device,comprising the slide d, adapted to reciprocate along the work support ortable T through the operation of the lever D, and having the cooperatingfeed or gripper member 01 normally pressed downward toward saidfeedslide d,but adapted to be lifted therefrom during the movementthereof in one direction by the device which operatesthe lower set,substantially as described in said prior applications, the grippermember being mounted on a vertically-movable guide-rod (i supported bythe lever D, and a bracket or extension d from the feed-slide d.

The feeding device e for presenting the eyelets to the eyelet-settingdevice is shown as a reciprocating support or frame mounted uponguide-rods e and connected by means of a pitman 6 with a wrist-pin B onthe disk B aforesaid, so as to have a reciprocating movement. The saidfeeding device or chute-carrier, as it may be called, is herein shown'asprovided with two or more separate raceways or chutes a, each of whichis adapted to receive the articles to be set, such as eyelets, from anindependent hopper 6 so that when it is desired to use the same machinefor different kinds of work in 'which different-colored eyelets arerequired it is not necessary to change the eyelet chute and or formed ina supplemental support or plate.

hopper or to take out the contents of the hopper and refill the same,means being provided in accordance with the present invention forshifting the position of the raceways so that any one of the same can bebrought to the proper position to present its eyelets to theeyelet-setting devices while the other is out of the way of said eyeletsetting devices, and consequently inoperative. To this end the saidraceways e (of which but two are shown, it being obvious that three ormore might equally well be utilized) are mounted upon e, having a tongueor projection 6 supported in a bearing 6 in a lug or supporting portione of the reciprocating frame 6 and secured thereon, as by a nut e It isobvious, therefore, that by turning the said plate 6? upon theprojection e in the bearing 6 the raceways and hoppers will be shiftedin position, so that the lower end of either raceway may be brought-intoproper position to cooperate with the setting devices in the feedmovement of the chute-carrier and present its eyelets to said settingdevices in any suitable or usual way while the other chute ispractically inoperative. It is obvious that the said multiple chutes andhoppers may be arranged to be shifted in any suitable way, the movablesupport therefor beingshown in this instance as provided with a latch ehav inga handle e 3 and spring the said latch cooperating with shouldersor slots'c in the suitable openings which lead to the chutes,

the said devices being herein shown as consisting of frames or diskshaving brushes attached to the periphery thereof, the said disks beingmounted on spindles 8 one of the said spindles being provided with acrank-arm 6 connected by a link or rod 6 with the frame A of themachine, so that the. said spindle will be turned during and in responseto the reciprocating movement of the feed-chute, the brushes being thusoscillated along the bottom thereof. To properly actuate all of theagitating devices, those in one of the hoppers are shown as connected tothose in the other hopper by means of a gear, each of the spindles beingshown as provided with a spurgear a, the said gears intermeshing, sothat the proper movement of the agitating devices in each of the hoppersis insured.

The punch a and the punch-lever a are shown as constructed, operated,and arranged substantially as described in the prior applications abovereferred to. In the normal operation of the machine the said punchoperates upon the stock, Which is then fed forward by the stock-feedingdevice to have an eyelet inserted by the eyelet-setting devices in thehole previously punched, this operation being repeated until the upperis finished, the setting devices, however, being sometimes renderedinoperative during part of the process, so that a certain number of theholes are punched without having the eyelets'set therein, this beingaccomplished, for example, by the shifting-cam 6 which cooperates withthe yoke 6 upon the pitman e and is adapted to cooperate by. means of aprojection 6 with an elbow-lever e to shift the point of connectionbetween the pitman e and the eyelet-feeding device e, substantially asshown and described in the Glass and Whittemore application abovereferred'to.

In order to facilitate the punching of the holes in which the eyeletsare not to be set and at the same time to provide-means, if necessary,for making the said holes of a size different from that of the holes inwhich the eyelets are set orat different spaces apart, the

machine is provided, in accordance with the mally inoperative, butprovided with actuating mechanism adapted to be connected therewith,whereby it is caused to operate in addition to the main punch a, so thatat any.

given operation of said main punch at the punch or gang of punches f andthe punch a may all be caused to operate upon the stock.

For convenience the supplemental punches, of which three are hereinshown, will be hereinafter referred to as the gang-punch and the leverfas the gang-punch lever.

The gang-punchfmay be utilized in several diiferent ways, as may beexplained with reference to the shoe-uppers U, as shown in Figs. 4 and5. In each instance the said uppers must be fed through the machine inthe direction of the arrow, Fig. 4 showing the right-hand upper of ashoe, said upper having had the main portion of the openings punchedtherein and about to have the last openings at the lower end thereofpunched and eyeleted, while in Fig. 5 the left-hand upper is shown atthe beginningof the operation of the machine thereon with an openingabout to be punched and eyeleted at its lower end, to be followed in theoperation of the machine by the remaining openings. Since the punch isintended to make the openings which are not to be eyeleted, the saidgang-punch mustnsually operate when the top of the upper is in aposition to have the openings punched therein by the said punch, so thatwith the right-hand upper, Fig. 4, the gang-punch should operate at thefirst operation of the machine upon the upper, while with the left-handupper the gangpunch should be the last to operate thereon.

In some classes of work, as has been stated, the lacing-studs require anopening of different size from that required by the eyelets, while inother cases all of the openings may be of the same size, and in stillother cases it may be desirable to have an eyeleted opening at the topof each upper, with openings of different size between the saine and themain line of eyeleted openings for the insertion of lacing-studs. Takingthe first class of work and operating upon the right-hand upper, theattendant will first place the stock in the machine in a position to beoperated upon by the gang-punch, but not by the main punch, and willcause the machine to make one revolution, at the same time throwing thegangpunch into operation, so that the three upper holes are punched forthe reception of the studs. He will then move the stock forward until itis in the proper position to have the next hole made by the main punch aand start the machine, this time allowing it to run and automaticallypunch and eyelet the remainder of the holes. Vith the left-hand upper hewill place the stock in the proper position without throwing in thegang-punch and start the machine, which will punch and eyelet the lowerset of holes, and after the said holes are punched and eyeleted theattendant can, without stopping the machine, throw in the gang-punch,which will descend with the main punch at the last operation thereof, sothat all the remaining holes are punched at one operation, the stockthen being fed so that an eyelet is inserted in the hole made by themain punch, after which the machine is stopped. \Vhcre the holes are tobe all of the same size, the operation is substantially the same, exceptthat the main punch may be caused to make one of the noneyeletedopenings, the right-hand upper in this instance being placed in such aposition as to be punched at the first operation not only by thegang-punch but by the main punch. Vith the left-hand upper the lastoperation of the machine is that of punching the last opening made bythe main punch, together with the line of openings made by thegang-punch, the eyelet-setting devices being rendered inoperative inthis instance during the last movement of the machine, so that the holemade by the main punch cannot receive an eyelet therein. Where the holesmade by the gang-punch are to be of adifferent size from those made bythe main punch while an eyelet is to be inserted in the first hole atthe top of each upper, the operation upon the left-hand upper issubstantially the same as before, except that the machine is allowed toset an eyelet in the hole made by the main punch after the main punchand gang-punch have first operated, and it is then stopped to have theupper moved along prior to the normal operation of setting the lowerline of eyelets. With the right-hand upper the machine is stopped afterthe main and gang punches have operated together and an eyelet has beenset in the opening made by the main punch, after which the stock ismanually moved to a position to have the top opening made by the mainpunch and an eyelet set therein.

To operate the gang-punch fin the manner and for the purpose abovedescribed, the lever f is shown as mounted parallel to and coaxiallywith the main-punch lever a which in this instance constitutes theactuating mechanism for the said gang-punch, both of said levers beingherein shown as having a bearing upon a spindle supported between theside of the main frame A and an upright arm or bracket-piece A formed atthe side of the frame and. also being adapted to afford a bearing orsupport for the elbow-lever 6 which has been hereinbefore referred to inconjunction with the means for shifting the point of connection betweenthe eyelet-feed chute and its operating mechanism and which is alsoutilized in conjunction with the gang-punch, as has been described.

As has been stated, the main-punch lever a is caused to rock on itspivot at each rotation of the main shaft, it being obvious, therefore,that if the gang-punch lever f is provided with means whereby it may betemporarily connected with said lever the said lever a will serve asactuating means whereby the lever f will also be rocked upon its pivot,so that the punches a and f, which, as shown in Fig. 3, are arranged ina line along the work-support or feeding-table, may be all movedsimultaneously toward said feed-table to punch a line of holes in thestock lying thereon.

To thus operate the lever f the work above described.

said lever is shown as provided with a movable projection or pin fmounted in a guideway f and adapted, as shown in Fig. 2, to be movedinto the path of the lever a to be engaged and moved thereby, the saidlever a being shown as provided with a shoulder a adapted to engage saidpin f when it is moved into the position shown, the said pin, however,normally being withheld from the path of the said shoulder, as by aspring f cooperating with a shoulder or enlargement f When, therefore,the parts are in their normal position, the main punch and the otherinstrumentalities will operate in the usual way without anycorresponding operation of the punch-lever f which is normally held upaway from the feed-table by the spring f. (See Fig. 1.) To cause suchoperation of the lever f {means are provided for throwing the pin f intoengagement with the shoulder a, and for this purpose the machine isshown as provided with an arm or lever g, adapted to engage the pin fand to press the same to the left, Fig. 2, or, in other words, to theposition shown therein, and the said arm 9 may consist of one arm of anelbow-lever having a bearing 9 formed in the bracket portion A of theframe A, and having another arm g connected therewith and underlying theelbow-lever e whichis intended to be operated, as indicated, by atreadle. (Not shown.) When, therefore, it is desired to cause thegang-punch to operate, the lever e may be depressed, and thus cause thearm 9 or elbow g 9 as it may be called, to throw the pin f intoengagement with the shoulder a, so that at the next operation of themain-punch lever a the gang-punch lever f is also operated, whereby thefour punches are moved simultaneously toward the work-support. Theoperation of the elbow-lever e however, obviously prevents the completeforward movement of the eyelet-chute, as described in the Glass andWhittemore application above referred to, so that in the opening made bythe main punch when the gang-punch is operated therewith no eyelet willbe inserted, such condition being desirable in some instances, as abovestated. When, however, it is desired to operate the gang-punchwithoutpreventing the insertion of an eyelet in the opening simultaneously madeby the main punch, the projection 6 may bedisconnected from the cam e byloosening the screw which is adapted to draw together the yokev or splitcollar 6 to connect the projection 6 with the cam e The parts asarranged are therefore easily adapted for the different classes of It isobviously not essential,'however, that there should be any cooperationbetween the means for preventing the insertion of the eyelet and themeans for causing the gang-punch to operate, nor is it necessary thatthe main-punch lever-should constitute the actuating mechanism for thegang-punch. Vhile, therefore, the construction and arrangement shown toillustrate the invention have many advantages, as has been pointed out,the invention is not limited thereto, since it might easily be embodiedin other forms differing specifically from that described.

As has been stated, the spreading of the eyelets at the lower port-ionof'the upper is accomplished in accordance with the present invention bymeans of an automatic gage for the stock capable-of changing itsposition by a step-by-step movement caused by the cooperation therewithof the other parts of the machine, the said gage being best shown inFigs. 4, 5, and 10. The gage his herein shown as mounted on and movablewith thefeedslide d and consists of a tongueor projection adapted toengage the edge of the stock to determine the position thereof withrelation to the devices which operate thereon. To produce an automaticmovement of said gage to vary the position of the stock during the feedmovement thereof and to consequently vary the position of the eyeletsset therein, the said gage is shown as secured to a spindle h connectedwith a hub or boss h and having a bearing in an ear or projection 01 ofthe feed-slide d and secured by a nut It, so that the said gage h iscapable of pivotal movement with relation to said feed-slide to vary theposition of the portion thereof which is to engage and position the edgeof the stock.

The said gage is shown as secured to the spindle h by a set-screw hwhereby means are afforded for adjustment thereof when it is desired tovary its normal position. To control the pivotal movement of said gageto vary its position relative to the feed-plate and the devices whichoperate upon the stock, the said hub is provided with an arm orprojection 71?, adapted to cooperate with a cam z, the said arm 7t beingshown as having a downward projection or stud 71. Fig. 1, in engagementwith the edge of the cam-wheel 1 The said cam-wheel i is shown as mainlycircular and is mounted to rotate upon a spindle 7?, supported by an armor projection 7: from the bracket d which is provided for the purpose offorming the guide for the supportingrod 61 which carries the-uppermember of the feeding device, as hereinbefore described.

As shown in Fig. 4, the cam-wheel i is so related to the arm-h that whenthe said arm is engaged or controlled through the medium of the pin h bythe main periphery of said cam-wheel the said gage iswin its normalposition and adapted to position the stock to receive the main line ofeyelets where they are not intended to be spread. A portion of the saidcam-wheel, however, is, as shown, cut in or depressed at t, it beingobvious, therefore, that if the said wheel is rotated in the directionof the arrow, Fig. 4, the pin 71. will ride down into the depression,allowing the gageh to move to the left, Fig.4, and correspondinglychange the position of the ICC IIR

stock relative to that of the devices which operate thereon. Thedepressed portion 1' is shown as substantially uniform, so that when thecam-wheel i has turned until the pin 7L is in the position shown in Fig.5, or substantially at the middle of the curve 1', the gage will be inits extreme left-hand position, and during the continued movement ofsaid cam-wheel will be returned to its normal position, as shown in Fig.4.

In order that the movement of the gage may be caused by the cooperationtherewith of the other instrumentalities to produce a step-bystep changein the position of said gage to determine the position of the eyelets,the spindle 2' is also provided with a ratchet-wheel 2' adapted tocooperate with a pawl k, pivotally connected at with the main feed-leverD, which swings upon the pivot D to produce the reciprocating feedmovement of the slide (Z. The said pawl is normally held in engagementwith the teeth of the ratchet-wheel by means of a spring k and isprovided with a handle or extension 79 for a purpose to be hereinafterdescribed.

Since the feed-slide d has a straight reciprocatory movement, while thelever D has a swinging movement, it is obvious that at each feedmovement of said lever the relation of the ratchet, which is pivotedupon the feedslide, to the pawl, which is mounted on the si' id lever D,will be changed, so that during the rearward or inoperative movement ofthe feed the said pawl will be moved over one tooth of the ratchet andduring the forward or operative movement of the feed will engage saidtooth to produce a rotation of the said ratchet a predetermineddistance, the forward or operative movement being in the direction ofthe arrows shown on the uppers U, Figs. 4 and 5. When, therefore, thesaid pawl is in operation during the progress of the machine, there willbe a step-by-step feed movement of the cam i, producing a correspondingstep-by-step change in the position of the gage between successive feedoperations, so that at each succeeding operation of the machine theposition of the stock will be changed with relation to that of thedevices which operate thereon.

While it is obvious that any desired movement of or changes in theposition of the gage may be provided for by properly shaping thecam-surface, the said gage is herein shown as arranged especially forthe purpose of spreading the eyelets in shoe-uppers, in which work thesaid gage should have a certain normal position, which will not varywhile the main line of eyelets are being set, and that it should movefrom this normal position by a substantially uniform movement, recedingduring the end of the operation on one upper and advancing during thebeginning of the operation on the other upper.

In Fig. 4 the gage is shown in its normal position, from which it willmove in the stepby-step feed movement above described to the positionshown in Fig. 5, reaching this position just prior to the setting of thelast eyelet of the upper shown in Fig. 4-, the machine then beingstopped with the gage in the proper position to set the first eyelet ofthe corresponding upper, which, as has been hereinbefore described, mustbe reversed, as shown in Fig. 5. Referring, therefore, to Fig. 5, itwill be seen that in the next feed movement of the machine theratchet-wheel i will be advanced one tooth, so that the portion 1' ofthe cam will engage the projection h and move the gage so as to bringthe stock to the proper position to set the next eyelet, and at the nextfeed movement the said wheel will be advanced another tooth, and so onuntil the projection 7L is in contact with the main surface of thecam-wheel z', after which there will be no further movement of the gage,since the remainder of the periphery of the cam-wheel t' is uniform.

By properly shaping or proportioning the cam so that in the completerotation thereof the projection h from the arm 7L3 would be reached bythe beginning of the depressed portion i of the cam after a certainpredetermined number of holes have been punched it is obvious that theoperation of the gage might be rendered completely automatic in caseswhere the machine is intended for certain classes of work wherein thesame number of eyelets are to be set at each operation. It is desirable,however, that the gage should operate properly without regard to thenumber of eyelets which constitute the main line thereof, since the samedegree of spread is usually employed in long uppers and short uppers,and means are accordingly provided, as shown herein, whereby thecam-wheel instead of havinga continuous step-by-step rotation in onedirection is adapted to remain stationary during the operation ofsetting the main line of eyelets, the feed of the said cam being underthe control of the operator, so that he is able to start the operationthereof after the main line of eyelets has been set,th us causing theremaining eyelets to be spread, the gage at the end of this stepin theoperation being in the position shown in Fig. 5. The feed movement ofthe gage will be resumed when the next upper is placed in the machineand will continue untilthe gage has been restord to its normal position,the said gage then being stopped and remaining stationary, theprojection 77.4 then being in confact with the cam at a point beyond thede pressed portion 2* in the direction of rotation of said cam. To stopor prevent further movement of the cam, as above stated, after it hascarried the gage away from and back to its normal position, theratchet-wheel i is provided with a blank portion 71 which is then in aposition to be engaged by the pawl 70, which will not,therefore,'operate to further advance the said wheel. When, however, theleft-hand upper is finished and the right-hand upper has been insertedand operated upon until that portion thereof is reached where it isdesired to spread the eyelets, it is obvious that means must be providedfor bringing the cam to the position shown in Fig. 4 either by thecomplete rotation thereof, a reverse feed movement thereof, orotherwise, this being accomplished, as herein shown, (since, asstat-ed,c0mplete rotation may be undesirable,)

by providing the spindle i with a restoringspring 1' which maybeconnected at one end to the bracket i and at the other end to thespindle itself, the said spring being shown .as a spiral springsurrounding the spindle 2' and tending to turn the cam 11 and ratchet tin a direction opposite to that in which it is fed by the pawl 70, asabove described. In order to prevent the said spring from operating whenthe pawl 76 has reached the blank portion 1' of the ratchet-wheel F, asabove described, a retaining-pawl k is pivoted at 10 upon the feed-slided and normally held in engagement with the ratchet-wheel 2' by means ofa spring k When, therefore, the gage has been moved in the operation ofthe machine to carry the gage away from and back to its normal position,the cam-wheel i is held in the position which it then assumes by meansof the retaining-pawl k against the stress ofthe springt' It, therefore,the said retaining-pawl is thrown out of engagement and the feed-pawlremoved from the path of the ratchet, it is obvious that the cam-wheel iwill fly back to its normal position, Fig. 4, and will be then actedupon by the feed-pawl 7c until the blank portion 11 reaches said feed-.pawl, as above descibed. To thus disengage the retainingpawl, a lever oractuating device is conveniently arranged for the attendant, the handleor extension 10 of the'feedpawl it being herein shown as adapted for thepurpose, the said handle being provided with a stop or projection 10adapted. to engage the retaining-pawl k and throw the same out ofengagement with the ratchet- Wheel, (the feed-pawl itself beingalsomoved out of the path of the ratchet,) so that the cam-wheel 2' is atonce restored to'the position shown in Fig. 4:, the said position beingproperly determined by means of the stop i upon the ratchet-wheel 1'adapted to cooperate with a stationary stop 2' upon thesupporting-frame.

The return movement of the cam-wheel in response to the stress of itsspring will obviously be so rapid as to have practically no effect uponthe gage, since the main portion of the said cam-wheel at one side ofthe depression t therein will be replaced by the corresponding portionthereof at the other side before the gage has moved to any appreciableextent toward'the surface 2' under the stress of its spring 2' It is notintended to limit the invention to the specific construction hereinshown and described, since obvious modifications .may

be made therein without departing from the invention; nor is it intendedto limit the invention to the application of the various featuresembodying the same to any particular machine nor to a machine embodyingall of said features, since the invention or certain features thereofmay obviously be applied to other machines, while the interdependence ofthe various instrumentalities hereinbefore described, though desirableand useful, is not essential.

I claim- 1. In an eyeleting-machine,the combination with the punch; ofthe setting devices; afeeding device for moving the stock, after it hasbeen punched, to such a position that the hole made by the punch ispresented to the setting devices; a reciprocating feed-chute carrierprovided wit-l1 two or more feed-chutes each adapted to present eyeletsto the eyelet-setting devices and each having an independentsupply-hopper; means for shifting the position of said feed-chutes withrelation to the carrier, whereby any one of said chutes may be adaptedto present eyelets to the setting devices and the others renderedinoperative; and connecting mechanism whereby said punch, settingdevices, stockfeeding device, and chute-carrier are caused to properlycooperate in the eyeleting operation, substantially as described.

2. In a setting and punching machine, the combination with devices forinserting eyelets or the like; of feed mechanism for the stock, wherebya number of eyelets or the like are consecutively inserted; asupplemental device for punching one or more plain holes in the stock,said supplemental device being normally inoperative; and means forcausing the same to operate when desired, substantially as described.

3. In a machine for setting eyelets, rivets, and the like, thecombination with the main punch; of the setting devices; means forfeeding the stock after'it has been punched by said main punch to aposition to be acted upon by the setting devices; a supplemental punchor gang of punches normallyinoperative; and means for causing saidsupplemental punch to operate and punch one or more holes in the stockwhich holes are not subsequently acted on by the setting devices,substantially as described.

4. In a machine for producinga line or series of holes in leather orsimilar stock, and for inserting in a part only of said holes eyelets,rivets, or the like, the combination with a main punch; of astock-feeding device; setting devices to operate upon the holes made bysaid main punch; a supplemental gang- IlO punch for making, at a singleoperation, a

number of holes which are not to be operated upon by the settingdevices; operating mechanism for said main punch, stock-feeding device,and setting devices, from which mechanism said gang-punch is normallydisconnected, and means for connecting said gangpunch therewith to causethe same to operate, substantially as described.

5. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the main punch adaptedto punch V holes for the reception of eyelets; of the eyelet-settingdevices; means for moving the stock to present the hole made by saidmain punch to the said eyelet-setting devices; a supplemental punch organg of punches adapted to punch one or more holes in the stock in whichno eyelets are to be set; actuating mechanism for said supplementalpunch which is normally disconnected therefrom; and means for connectingsaid supplemental punch with its actuating mechanism, substantially asdescribed.

6. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the main punch adaptedto punch holes for the reception of eyelets; of the eyelet-settingdevices; means for moving the stock to present the holes made by saidmain punch to the said eyelet-setting devices; asupplemental punch organg of punches adapted ,to punch one or more holes in the stock inwhich no eyelets are to be set; and common means for connectiin, saidsupplemental punch with its actuating mechanism and for preventing theeffectual operation of the eyelet-settingdevices,substantially asdescribed.

7. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the main punch adaptedto punch holes for the reception of eyelets; of the eyelet-settingdevices; means for moving the stock to present the hole made by saidmain punch to the said eyelet-setting devices; a supplemental punch organg of punches adapted to punch one or more holes in the stock in whichno eyelets are to be set; and means for connecting together ordisconnecting said main and supplemental punches, whereby the latter isrendered operative or inoperative, substantially as described.

8. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the main punch adaptedto punch holes for the reception of eyelets; of the eyelet-settingdevices; means for moving the stock to present the hole made by saidmain punch to the said eyelet-setting devices; a su pplemental punch organg of punches adapted to punch one or more holes in the stock in whichno eyelets are to be set; an actuatinglever for the main punch; andmeans for connecting the supplemental punch with said lever to cause thesame to operate with the main punch, substantially as described.

9. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the main-punch leverhaving a pivotal support upon the frame of the machine of asupplemental-punch lever also having a pivotal support coaxial with thatof the mainpunch lever, means for operating the said main-punch lever,and a device forconnecting or disconnecting said supplem ental-punchlever and said main-punch lever, substantially as described.

10. In an eyeleting-machine, the eombination with the main-punch leverhaving a pivotal support upon the frame of the machine, of thesupplemental-punch lever havinga pivotal support coaxial with that ofthe mainpuneh lever, a movable latch or projection connected with one ofsaid levers but normally out of the path of the other, and means formoving said projection into the path of the other whereby said leversare adapted to operate simultaneously, substantially as described.

11. In an eyeleting-maehine, the combination with the main-punch leverhaving a pivotal support upon the frame of the machine, of thesupplemental-punch lever having a pivotal support coaxial with that ofthe mainpunch lever, a movable latch or projection connected with one ofsaid levers but normally out of the path of the other, and an arm orleveradapted to engage said projection and move it into engagement withthe other lever, said arm being adapted to be moved by the attendant,substantially as described.

12. In an eyeleting-machine,the combination with the main punch, of theeyelet-setting devices, means for supplying an eyelet to saideyelet-setting devices at each operation thereof in the normal operationof the machine, a supplemental punch or gang of punches, actuatingmechanism for said supplemental punch from which said punch is normallydisconnected, and means for simultaneously connecting said supplementalpunch with its actuating means, and preventingthe eyelet-feeding devicefrom supplying an eyelet to the eyelet-setting devices, substantially asdescribed.

13. In an eyeleting-machine, the combination with the eyelet-settingdevices, of a reciprocating eyelet feed-chute provided with an actuatingdevice, a main-punch lever provided with a punch and actuatingmechanism, a supplemental lever provided with a punch or gang ofpunches, said lever eing pivoted eoaxially with the main lever, amovable latch or projection on one of said levers adapted to cooperatewith an engaging portion of the other, and means for moving said latchor projection into the path of said shoulder and simultaneously shiftingthe point of connection between the eyelet feed-chute and its actuatingdevice whereby said supplemental punch is adapted to operate inconjunction with the main punch and the feed-chute is prevented frompresenting an eyelet to the eyelet-setting devices, substantially asdescribed.

14. In a machine for setting eyelets, rivets, and the like, thecombination with the consecutively-operating punch and setting de vices;of a feeding device adapted after the operation of the punch to engageand hold the stock and to move the same to such a position that the holemade by the punch is presented to the setting devices; a gage for thestock adapted to determine the position thereof prior to its engagementby the feeding device; and means for automatically changing the positionof the gage progressively in the operation of the machine to cause theline of work to deviate from a course parallel to the edge of the stock,substantially as described.

'15. In a machine for setting eyelets, rivets, and the like, thecombination with the consecutively-operating punch and setting devices;of a feeding device adapted after the operation of the punch to engageand hold the stock and to move the same to such a position that the holemade by the punch is presented to the setting devices; a gage for thestock adapted to determine the position thereof prior to its engagementby the feeding device; a cam cooperating with said gage and adapted byits rotation to progressively shift the position thereof and to therebycause the line of work to deviate from a course parallel to the edge ofthe stock; and means for antomatically rotating said cam, substantiallyas described.

16. In a machine for setting eyelets, rivets, and the like, thecombination with the consecutively-operating punch and setting devices;of a feeding device adapted after the operation of the punch to engageand hold the stock and to move the same to such a position that the holemade by the punch is presented to the setting devices; a gage for thestock adapted to determine the position thereof prior to its engagementby the feeding device; an automatic device for progress ively shiftingthe position of said gage during the operation of the machine and tothereby cause the line of work to deviate from a course parallel to theedge of the stock; and means for primarily adjusting said gage withrelation to said automatic device, substantially as described.

17. In a machine for setting eyelets, rivets, and the like, thecombination with the consecutively-operating punch and setting devices;of a feeding device adapted after the operation of the punch to engageand hold the stock and to move the same to such a position that the holemade by the punch is presented to the setting devices; a gage for'thestock adapted to determine the position thereof prior to its engagementby the feeding device; and means for automaticallyv shifting theposition of the said gage progressively during the movement of thefeeding device and to thereby cause the line of Work to deviate from acourse parallel to the edge of the stock, substantially as described.

18. In av machine for setting eyelets, rivets, and the like, thecombination with the punch, of the setting devices, the stock-feedingdevice for moving said stock from the punch to the setting devices, agage for the stock mounted on and movable with the said stockfeedingdevice, and means for shifting the position of the said gage withrelation to said feeding device during the movement thereof,substantially as described.

19. The combination with the feed-slide, of the feed-lever for producinga reciprocating movement thereof, a gage for the stock pivotallysupported on said feed-slide, a cam rotatably mounted on said lever andadapted to cooperate with said gage to shift the position thereof, andmeans for rotating said cam during the movement of said feed-lever,substantially as described. l

20. The combination with the feed-slide, of the feed-lever for producinga reciprocating movement thereof, a gage for the stock pivotallysupported on said feed-slide, a cam rotatably mounted on said leverhavinga double inclined surface, an arm or projection from said gagecooperating with said double inclinedsurface whereby a movement of saidcam in one direction produces a movement of the gage first in onedirection and then in the other, and means for actuating said cam,substantially as described.

21. The combination with the feed-slide, of the feed-lever for producinga reciprocating movement thereof, a gage for the stock pivotallysupported on said feed-slide, a cam rotat-ably mounted on said lever, anarm or projection from said gage cooperating with said cam, and meansfor adjusting said gage with relation to said arm, substantially asdescribed.

22. The combination with the stock-feeding device, of the gage for thestock, a cam cooperating with said gage and adapted by its movementinone direction to produce a movement of the gage firstin one directionand then in the other, means for moving said cam step by step during theoperation of the feeding device, and independent means for restoringsaid cam to its normal position, said means being under control of theattendant, substantially as described.

23. The combination Withthe stock-feeding device, of the gage for thestock, a cam coop-. erating with said gage and adapted by its movementin one direction to produce a movement of the gage first in onedirection and then in the other, means for moving said cam step by stepduring the operation of the feeding device, a restoring-spring for saidcam adapted to be wound during the step-by-step forward movementthereof, and by unwinding to restore the said cam to its normalposition,a retaining-pawl for said cam, and means for disconnecting saidretaining-pawl to permit the restoring-spring to operate, substantiallyas described.

24C. The combination wit-h the stock-feeding device, of a leverpivotally connected thereto and adapted to produce a reciprocatingmovement thereof, a cam, rotatably mounted on said lever, a gage for thestock pivotallysupported upon said feed-slide and having a pro saidlever, a gage for the stock pivotallysupported upon said feed-slide andhaving a projection adapted to cooperate with said cam, a ratchet-wheelconnected with said cam and adapted by its rotation to produce arotation thereof, a pawl pivoted on said feed-slide and adapted tocooperate with said ratchet, arestoring-spring for said cam adapted tobe wound during the forward movement thereof and by unwinding to producea rearward movement thereof, a retaining-pawl in engagement with saidratchet, means for removing the feed and retaining pawls from saidratchet to permit the restoring-spring to operate, and a stop fordetermining the normal position of said cam, substantially as described.

26. The combination with the gage, of a cam adapted to cooperatetherewith to shift the position thereof, a ratchet connected with saidPERLEY R. GLASS.

Witnesses:

II. J. LIVERMORE, NANCY P. FORD.

